Tuesday, March 9, 2010

I was in the University Club of Chicago last weekend playing the Windy City Open and bumped into a few of their members who used to belong to the DAC. Every single one of those members spoke so fondly of the club and their admiration for it, and how much they miss coming here. There was a lot of name dropping going on, especially the name “Haggarty”. There was more than just one reason why it did come up, but mainly because of the amount of times it appears of our championship boards. It was all pure admiration (and probably a little jealousy!) but it made me feel very proud to work for a club where people in other cities would affectionately reminisce and wished they could still be members.

The 2010 Club Championships will give the name “Haggarty” another opportunity to be eternalized on our championship boards. Kirk’s main rival will once again be Peter Logan, who is actually the reigning champion and as keen as ever to maintain that title. However, no match is to be taken lightly – we all know what can happen if you underestimate your opponent!

There are 6 other categories to play in outside the Open - 2.5; 3.0; 3.5; 4.0; 4.5; 5.0. You can enter a maximum of 2 categories (no consolation draw). The draws will be a knock-out format with matches to be played best of 5 games to 9 points using hand-in-hand-out scoring.

ALL FINALS MUST BE PLAYED ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 – THE NIGHT OF THE AWARD’S DIVIDEND.

If you cannot play on that day, then you should not enter the tournament. The Club Championships are scheduled to start on April 1. (Yes, Easter weekend!). The draws will be played over the month of April. Matches will be scheduled with a deadline by which time it must be completed. It will be your responsibility to make sure that each match is completed by that deadline or risk being defaulted. If you will be away for a significant amount of time during the month of April, then think twice about entering.

Registration deadline is Thursday, March 25.

The winners and finalists of each category will qualify for selection to represent the DAC at the 2011 Farris Cup to be held at the DAC on January 8.